| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1997–98 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Division: | North |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 8 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 35–4 |
| Conf Record: | 15–1 |
| Head Coach: | Roy Williams |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Matt Doherty |
| Ac1 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Neil Dougherty |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Joe Holladay |
| Ac3 Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Raef LaFrentz |
| Captain2: | C.B. McGrath |
| Captain3: | Billy Thomas |
| Stadium: | Allen Fieldhouse |
| Champion: | Preseason NIT champions Big 12 Regular Season champions Big 12 Tournament champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA men's Division I tournament |
| Bowl Result: | Round of 32 |
The 1997–98 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 100th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 10th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They are known for having the distinction of playing an unprecedented 34 regular season games.
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bradford | 21 | Forward | 6-6 | 175 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
| Jeff Carey | 22 | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman (RS) | Camdenton, Missouri | |
| Eric Chenowith | 44 | Center | 7–0 | 235 | Freshman | Orange, California | |
| Lester Earl | 3 | Forward/Center | 6-8 | 235 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| Kenny Gregory | 20 | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Freshman | Columbus, Ohio | |
| Jelani Janisse | 23 | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Los Angeles, California | |
| Raef LaFrentz | 45 | Forward | 6–11 | 235 | Senior | Hampton, Iowa | |
| Chris Martin | 30 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Overland Park, Kansas | |
| C.B. McGrath | 24 | Guard | 5-11 | 173 | Senior | Topeka, Kansas | |
| Terry Nooner | 5 | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Sophomore | Raytown, Missouri | |
| Paul Pierce | 34 | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Inglewood, California | |
| T.J. Pugh | 32 | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 246 | Junior | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Ryan Robertson | 4 | Guard | 6–5 | 182 | Junior | Saint Charles, Missouri | |
| Billy Thomas | 12 | Guard | 6–4 | 208 | Senior | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | .938 | .897 | ||||||||||
| 2 | .688 | .759 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | .688 | .667 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Nebraska | .625 | .625 | ||||||||||
| 5 | .500 | .500 | |||||||||||
| 6 | .500 | .531 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Texas Tech | .438 | .481 | ||||||||||
| 8 | .438 | .586 | |||||||||||
| 9 | .438 | .481 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Texas | .375 | .452 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Iowa State | .313 | .400 | ||||||||||
| 12 | .063 | .529 | |||||||||||
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